Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Italian Social war (91-88 BC)
The Italian Social war (91-88 BC)
was a conflict between Rome and her Italian allies, triggered by the
refusal of the Romans to give their allies Roman citizenship, and with
it a say in the government of the empire that the allies had helped
create and defend.
Battle of Kasserine Pass (19-22 February 1943)
The battle of Kasserine Pass (19-22 February 1943)
was Rommel's final success in North Africa, and saw the inexperienced
Americans suffer a heavy defeat at the hands of the Germans.
Operation Morgenluft (16-18 February 1943)
Operation Morgenluft (16-18 February 1943)
was Rommel's contribution to a joint operation with von Arnim's Fifth
Panzer Army, and saw his forces expel the Americans from Gafsa and then
advance north to Kasserine.
Monday, June 12, 2017
Boulton Paul P.121
The Boulton Paul P.121 was a design for a supersonic fighter that was produced with fixed or variable sweep wings.
Boulton Paul P.120
The Boulton Paul P.120
was a modified version of the delta winged P.111, briefly used to test
an all-moving horizontal tail, before being lost in a crash.
Friday, June 09, 2017
TOG II Heavy Tank
The TOG II Heavy Tank
was the second design produced by a group of First World War tank
experts in 1940-41, and was a more modern looking vehicle than the TOG
I, carrying its main gun in a large turret.
TOG I Heavy Tank
The TOG I Heavy Tank
was a design for a massive tank that was developed by a group of tank
experts from the First World War. Despite several years of effort and
tests on the sole prototype very little came of their efforts.
Thursday, June 08, 2017
USS Williams (DD-108)
USS Williams (DD-108)
was a Wickes class destroyer that was completed too late for service
in the First World War, but that saw extensive use as a convoy escort
as HMCS St. Clair during the Second World War.
USS Hazelwood (DD-107)
USS Hazelwood (DD-107)
was a Wickes class destroyer that served in the Mediterranean just
after the First World War, off the US West Coast in the early 1920s, and
as a training ship in the second half of the 1920s.
Wednesday, June 07, 2017
Battle of Dennewitz (6 September 1813)
The battle of Dennewitz (6 September 1813) was a French defeat that ended Napoleon's second attempt to take Berlin during the autumn campaign of 1813.
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